Duets

I think duets are a terrific way to learn. When I play a duet with my student, she learns by listening musically. She learns to tune, to match styles and note lengths. She learns to cooperate, to blend and to play in time. There is so much good to playing duets, sometimes that’s all I do in a lesson!

I have also written some duets based upon several of the top trombone solos by extracting lines from the piano part and interspersing them with the solo part. Each player gets some of the solo and some of the accompaniment, so you learn the solo inside and out, in a manner of speaking.

Here is a sample of this project – the second movement from the Concertino by David. I am providing PDF downloads so you can print them out these parts and play the duet:

These duets are designed to assist trombone players in learning six of the most popular trombone solos. The two parts are equal in importance and difficulty. Solo Training Duets can be used to help students learn style and technique, as recreational musical diversions or even as additions to recitals.

“David Vining’s Solo Training Duets for Trombone are both enjoyable and challenging. These duets are a unique and creative way to learn the most popular solo works for trombone. We are always looking for good new duets to play with both colleagues and students, and these duets fit the bill on many levels. I highly recommend them.” — Larry Zalkind, Eastman School of Music

Long Tone Duets provides an opportunity for trombonists to play long tones together, learning to blend tone quality, balance dynamics, and play in tune. Long Tone Duets contains a duet in every major key, and provides the perfect forum for teachers to discuss details of intonation, tone quality, blend, and balance with their students.